“Even small pranks can hurt a child more than we realize,” Doc Gail says. “Younger kids see the world in literal ways. They don’t always understand when something is meant as a ‘joke.’ So when someone ...

A recent front-page story in the Orlando Sentinel looked at teenagers in Florida held at gunpoint and even shot dead after staging ring-and-run pranks — where they ring a doorbell at night and then ...

The chorus of "trick or treat!" on Halloween is ubiquitous, but a century ago, the "trick" side was a lot more intense, ...

Obviously, this is concerning. If I got a text like this from my kids, I would have a heart attack. Then I would call 911. Is that not a parent’s worst fear when leaving your kids home alone that ...

When harmless and funny — like hiding fake insects to scare relatives or replacing family photos with that of a celebrity — pranks are an enjoyable form of entertainment that elicit hilarious ...

There's a what in the garden? When Katie Pickering's husband finally returned home to Vancouver from the UK after being gone for months, she knew how to best surprise their kids with his homecoming: a ...